Hat holder



Sept. 22, 1931. J, DE CARLO 1,824,710

HAT HOLDER Filed Aug. 27. 1929 www Patented Sept. 22 1931 UNITED `s"rkrizs JOHN DE CARLO, F BROOKLYN, NEW 'YO.'RX`v HAT nomina Applicationled August 27, 1929. Serial No. 388,801.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in holders orsupports, and particularly to holders or supports for hats.

The principal object of the invention is to 6 provide a simple andeiiicient device for supporting a hat in an automobile.

Another object is to provide a deviceo this character which will supporta hat in l such a position that the hat will not interfere with themovements of any of the occupants of the automobile, but which may be.

easily and quickly retrieved, when needed.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when 15. taken in connection with the accompanying drawings:

In the drawings: l, Figure 1 is a view looking upwardly toward theceiling ojan automobile, showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents aportion of the roof of an automobile, while 11 represents a portion ofthe side wall, above the door, in connection with which the presentinvention is adapted for use.

During the summer, it becomes a problem as to the disposition of hats,by the occupants of automobiles, and especially mens hats. Often thereis no place -to put the hat, and it falls to the lot of .someone to holdthe same. Vides for the disposition of the hat, at a point where it canbe easily gotten, when needed, and yet not be in anyones way.

Secured to the wall portion 11vis one leaf of a spring hinge 12, andsecured to the other leaf of the hinge are thearms 13 of thecrescent-shaped wire member 14, such member being formed ofcomparatively heavy wire, and havingvthe inner and outer portions 15 and16. Rubber tubing strips 17 are slipped on the wire frame and disposedin covering relationk to the outer n bights 18 thereof.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the spring 19, of the hinge 12normally urges the crescent-shaped.A` member 14 upwardly The presentinvention pro-- against the roof of the automobile, butitY will beparticularly noted that only lthe rub- `ber-covered'bights 1 8 engagewith the roof or ceiling. By grasping one bight of the frame, andpulling downwardly thereon, the frame will be moved from the ceiling,when the person slips the hat into the frame, with the crown downwardly,and the rim between the frame and ceiling, and releasesv theframe,whereupon theysame presses the hat m1 ,g

upwardly. n

The pressure of the spring or the hinge serves to hold thehat firmly:against the w ceiling, where such hat is completely out of the way ofthe occupants of the automobile. To retrieve the hat, it is onlynecessary to grasp the outer edge of vtherrim and pull the hat from theframe. The rubber tips ofl the frame prevent marks being vmade on theriin of the hat, vWhile supporting the hat. Y7GV While I have shown'thedevice attached l to the wall of the automobile, over the door, it willbe understood that the support may be mounted over the windshield, orany other desired point on said wall.

What is claimed is:

A device for holding a hat flatly against a wall comprising a yokemember, and lcxi-v ble means. secured to 'said yoke member adapted to beattached to a support for urglng said yoke member into position to presssaid hatV rim against said wall, vsaid. yoke memberincluding a-pairl ofspaced approximately concentric open loops arranged in a common planeand connected at their outer ends, the arms of the inner of saidloopsbeing laterally flexible whereby to grip the sides ofthe crown of ahat."

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa-A ture. 90

JOHN DE CARLO..

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